Hinge butt template assembly

ABSTRACT

A hinge butt template assembly having a plurality of template sections which are each formed with an adjustable routing opening and which are interconnected by adjustable spacer members to locate hinge butt recesses in door edges and jambs. Each template section comprises a frame defining the routing opening and a pair of hinge size plates adjustably mounted in opposed relation on the frame for selectively varying the size of the opening. A guide member fixed to one side of each frame telescopically and adjustably receives one end of an associated spacer member for spacing the routing openings. Special scales are provided for adjusting the assembly in accordance with the hinge size, door height and location of the top hinge from the door top. The template sections are interchangeable so that they may be assembled in any selected order. This invention is also directed to a special end gage feature for establishing the door top to jamb clearance as well as the spacing of the top hinge from the door top and also to a hinge butt gage which is utilized to transfer locations of preformed jamb butts to a door to be routed.

[ June 12, 1973 [57] ABSTRACT A hinge butt template assembly having aplurality of template sections which are each formed with an adjustablerouting opening and which are interconnected by adjustable spacermembers to locate hinge butt recesses in door edges and jambs. Eachtemplate section comprises a frame defining the routing opening and apair of hinge size plates adjustably mounted in opposed relation on theframe for selectively varying the size of the opening. A guide memberfixed to one side of each frame telescopically and adjustably receivesone end of an associated spacer member for spacing the routing openings.Special scales are provided for adjusting the assembly in accordancewith the hinge size, door height and location of the top hinge from thedoor top. The template sections are interchangeable so that they may beassembled in any selected order. This invention is Inventor: Edward G.Gregory, Reston, Va.

Assignee: Rockwell Manufa acturing Company,

Pittsburgh, Pa.

Aug. 20, 1970 Appl. No.: 65,444

U.S. 33/197, 33/174 G, 144/27 Int. 827g 17/08 References Cited UNITEDSTATES PATENTS United States Patent Gregory [541 HINGE BUTT TEMPLATEASSEMBLY 22 Filed:

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also directed to a special end gage feature for establishing the doortop to jamb clearance as well as the spacing of the top hinge from thedoor top and also to a hinge butt gage which is utilized to transferlocations of preformed jamb butts to a door to be routed.

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BACKGROUND Prior adjustable hinge butt templates have been found to beunsatisfactory for various reasons. Some require the use of separaterules or measuring devices in order to set up the template assembly forrouting the hinge butt recesses. Others, while providing scales toeliminate the need for separate rules or measuring devices, arerelatively complex and expensive to manufacture. Furthermore,commercially available variations of template assemblies afford only alimited adjustment of the template sections in the assembly owing to thefact that the links spacing and interconnecting adjacently disposedtemplate sections are centrally positioned along a longitudinal axismedially intersecting the template sections. As a result, relativelongitudinal adjusting movement between each template section and itsassociated adjusting link is objectionably limited by abuttment of thelink with one or more parts of the template section.

Many previously proposed hinge butt template assemblies are alsodifficult to assemble and some do not offer the advantage of beingcapable of being assembled directly on the door edge. Furthermore, manyprior, adjustable hinge butt assemblies are not versatile. For example,some cannot be used for custom work. Also, the hinge butt assembliesproposed prior to this invention provide no convenient and effectivemeans whereby the spacing of preformed hinge butts in a metal door jambcan efficiently and quickly be transferred to the door edge.

SUMMARY AND OBJECTS OF INVENTION In overcoming the foregoingdisadvantages the hinge butt template assembly of this inventioncomprises a plurality of template sections each containing an adjustablerouting aperture or opening and being interconnected by adjustablespacer channels. Each templatesection comprises a pair of opposed, hingesize plates that are adjustably mounted on a base or frame for varyingthe length of the hinge butt opening. Each template section has achannel guide mounted laterally on one side of the template frame toadjustably and telescopically receive one end of an associated spacingchannel. With this structural arrangement, telescoping adjustment of thespacing channel into and out of the template section guide channel isuninhibited by the frame or parts carried by the frame. Thus the rangeof adjustment for varying the spacing between the template sections isnot limited as it is in the prior constructions described above.Furthermore, each template channel guide is arranged so that it buttsthe face of a door or the edge of a jamb to properly position thetemplate assembly on the door or the jamb.

The foregoing interconnecting spacer or adjusting channel also carriesscales which cooperate with indexing edges of the channel guides tospace the template sections in accordance with the size of the hingebutt, the spacing of the top hinge butt from the top of the door, andthe height of the door.

The hinge size plates mentioned above are easily and quickly adjusted,each being adjustable by loosening a single fastening element such as athumb nut. There is also a pin and hole arrangement that retains thehinge size plate in its adjusted position on the template frame toprevent it from being inadvertently shifted when the above-mentionedthumb nut or other fastening element is loosened. This arrangementsimplifies the needed hinge size adjustment as compared with those priorconstructions in which removable pins are used to adjust the size of therouter opening in the template. Also these removable pins that are usedin prior template constructions for adjusting the size of the routingopening are easily lost because they must be removed from the assemblyto make an adjustment. In comparison, a novel locking feature isprovided in this invention for retaining the hinge size plates on thetemplate frame and for avoiding inadvertent dislodgment of the hingesize plates while at the same time permitting adjustment of the plates.

This invention also provides for a scale and indexing means on eachadjustable hinge size plate and its associated template frame to makethe adjustment of the hinge size plate easy and quick, as well asaffording a multitude of adjusted positions to handle a wide variationof binge widths.

This invention also provides for a novel end gage which is of simpleconstruction and which serves to provide both a selected door top tojamb clearance and a selected spacing of the top hinge from the doortop. The end gage of this invention comprises a plate member having ameasuring edge formed with steps so that it may be utilized inconjunction with a straight edge to provide either the standard inchdoor top to jamb clearance or the standard l/l6 inch door top to jambclearance. The end gage of this invention is also adjustably mounted ona selected one of the template sections by the same fastening elementthat secures the adjacent hinge size plate in place. There is also ascale and a cooperating indexing means on the gage and adjacent hingesize plate to provide a ready measure of the adjustment that determinesthe distance of the top hinge recess from the top of the door.

According to this invention, the template sections making up theassembly for locating the recesses for a plurality of hinges areidentical and interchangeable. The interconnecting adjusting channelsare also identical and interchangeable. As a result, the templatesections and the interconnecting adjusting channels may be assembled inany selected order. This eliminates difficulties with prior templateassemblies wherein differences in the construction of the templatesections making up the assembly require a predetermined order ofassembly. Furthermore, the previously mentioned end gage may be mountedon any one of the template sections in the assembly of this invention.

In the template assembly of this invention the template frames, channelguides, adjusting channels, and hinge size plates each are of one-piececonstruction and may be manufactured economically by stamping them fromsuitable plate stock. Also, assembly and adjustment of the componentparts of this invention is particularly simplified by virtue of the factthat the template sections are easily and quickly properly positioned onthe door edge and by virtue of the fact that the adjusting channels arequickly and easily telescoped into their channel guides.

In addition to the foregoing, the assembly of this invention providesfor the ready application of accessories such as jamb stop pins and jambgages. The former are used on door jambs in which there is no door stop,and the latter is used to easily and quickly transfer the locations ofpreformed hinge butts from a door jamb to the door edge. The jamb gagecomprises a straight barlike member which is removably attached to eachof the template section frames for insertion into the preformed hingebutts by positioning the assembly of template sections andinterconnecting adjusting channels edgewiseadjacent to the edge of thejamb. The template sections are adjusted to mate the jamb gages in thehinge butt recess and then are secured in their adjusted positions. Theentire adjusted assembly is then transferred to the door edge to locatethe hinge recesses on the door.

With the foregoing in mind, a major object of this invention is toprovide a novel hinge butt template assembly which is efficientlyorganized, structurally simple, and easily assembled and adjusted aswell as being relatively inexpensive to manufacture.

Another important object of this-invention is to provide a novel hingebutt template assembly which is constructed to provide for a wide rangeof adjustments particularly for the hinge size, the spacing betweenhinge butt locations, and also door heights.

Another and more specific object of this invention is to provide a novelhinge butt assembly having a plurality of template sections which locaterecesses for a plural hinge door and which are interchangeable so thatthey may be assembled in any order without regard as to location in theassembly.

Further objects of this invention will appear as the descriptionproceeds in connection with the appended claims and below-describeddrawings.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the templateassembly embodying the present invention and mounted for use on the edgeof a door to be routed;

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary partially exploded view of the template assemblyshown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary plan view showing one of the template sectionsillustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a section' taken substantially along lines 4-4 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the left hand hinge size adjustment plate forthe left hand template section shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a side elevation of the hinge size plate shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an end elevation of the hinge size plate shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a section taken substantially along lines 8-8 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the template frame for the left hand templatesection shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a plan view of the left hand adjusting channel shown in FIG.1; L

FIG. 11 is a side elevation of the adjusting channel shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a section taken substantially along lines 12-12 of-FIG. 4;

FIG. 13 is a plan view of a 7 inch end gage for use in place of the endgage shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 14 is a plan view of the end gage shown in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a fragmentary elevation showing the template assembly of FIG.I mounted on a door jamb;

FIG. 16 is a fragmentary elevation showing the template assembly of thisinvention mounted on a door jamb in which there are no door stops;

FIG. 17 is a section taken substantially along lines 17-17 of FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a fragmentary elevation showing the arrangement of thetemplate assembly of FIG. 1 together with a jamb gage construction forsetting up the templates to transfer preformed jamb butts to a door tobe routed; and

FIGS. 19 and 20 are sections respectively taken along lines l9--l9 and20-20 of FIG. 18.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Referring now to the drawings and more particularlyto FIG. 1, the hinge butt template assembly embodying this invention isgenerally designated at 20 and comprises a plurality of templates ortemplate sections 22, 23 and 24 together with adjustable,interconnecting channels 25 and 26 and an end gage 28 Although threetemplates 22-24 are shown in this embodiment to respectively rout theupper, center and lower recesses for a three-hinge door, it will beappreciated that the number of templates or template sections may bevaried and will depend upon the humber of hinges to be mounted'and,therefore, upon the number of recesses to be routed. An additional endgage 29, which is the same as gage 28, may be provided for a purpose tobe explained later on.

As shown in FIGS. 2-4, template 22 mainly comprises a rigid metal frameor base 30, a pair of adjustable flat-sided, hinge size plates 32 and 34for adjusting the length of a rectangular router opening or aperture 36in frame 30, and channel guide 38. Frame 30 is advantageously fabricatedin one piece from a flat-sided metal plate and is formed on oppositesides with outwardly extending, parallel, spaced apart, coextensive legsor side rails 40 and 41 that are integrally joined together by'a crossportion 42. Cross portion 42 has oppositely directed flat, parallelsurfaces 44 and 4S and extends perpendicularly between legs 40 and 41 sothat frame 30 is provided with a U-shaped configuration in crosssection. When assembly 20 is properly positioned on a door edge 48c (seeFIG. 1) or on the side face of ajamb 500 (see FIG. 15), surface 44interfittingly seats against the door edge or jamb, and legs 40 and 41extend outwardly and away from the door edge or jamb as shown.

As best shown in FIGS. 3 and 9, aperture 36 is centrally formed in crossportion 42 equidistantly between legs 40 and 41 and at equal distancesfrom the opposite ends of frame 30. Plates 32 and 34, which arerespectively disposed adjacent to the opposite ends of aperture 36, areseated on surface 45 between legs 40 and 41. In defining aperture 36,cross portion 42 is formed with longitudinally spaced apart end sections47 and 48 which are integrally joined together by parallel web portions49 and 50.

Plate 32, as best shown in FIGS. 5-7, is fabricated in one piece and hasa body portion 54 that terminates adjacent to aperture 36 in an upturnedend portion 56. End portion 56 is perpendicular to' and extendsoutwardly from body portion 54. Body portion 54 slidably andinterfittingly seats on the end section 47 of frame 30 which extendsbetween the left hand end of frame 30 and aperture 36. As shown, bodyportion 54 has a width spanning the space between legs 40 and 41 and isformed with straight, parallel side edges. Legs 40 and 41 cooperate withthe side edges of body portion 54 to guide the movement of plate 32 andto confine displacement of plate 32 along a longitudinal path extendingparallel to legs 40 and 41.

The end portion 56 of plate 32 extends perpendicularly between legs 40and 41 and has oppositely extending, lateral extensions or tabs 58 and60 which respectively extend with guiding fits into opposed, elongatedapertures 62 and 64. Apertures 62 and 64 are respectively formed in legs40 and 41, and the longitudinal axes of apertures 62 and 64 are parallelwith the confined path of displacement of plate 32 on frame 30. Abutmentof each of the extensions 58 and 60 with the side edges of itsassociated aperture retains plate 32 in place between legs 40 and 41.Plate 32, therefore, cannot be dislodged inadvertently from frame 30.

As best shown in FIG. 5, the end of body portion 54 opposite from endportion 56 terminates in a longitudinally extending tab or tongue 66that is medially intersected by the aligned, longitudinal axes of plate32 and frame 30. A threaded post 68 (see FIG. 2), which is fixed at oneend to section 57, extends through an elongated aperture 70 which isformed in tongue 66 and body portion 54. The longitudinal axis of post68 is normal to planes containing surfaces 44 and 45. Aperture 70 ismedially intersected by the longitudinal axis of plate 32. Therectilinear movement of plate 32 on frame 30 is limited in oppositedirections by abutment of post 68 with the opposed ends of aperture 70.Plate 32 is fixed in an adjusted position by a thumb nut 72 which isthreaded on post 68. When nut 72 is tightened, plate 32 is securelyclamped between nut and cross portion 42.

A locating pin 73 (FIG. 7) perpendicularly depending from the undersideof body portion 54 is adopted to matingly fit into a selected one of a.series of holes 74 (FIG. 9) which are formed in a straight longitudinalrow in frame section 47. Holes 74 are equidistantly spaced apart, and astraight line passing through the center of holes 74 is parallel to legs40 and 41. When plate 32 is shifted to a selected position, pin 73 isremovably received in one of the holes 74 so that plate 32 seats onsurface 45. Engagement of pin 73 in its selected hole 74 preventsinadvertent displacement of plate 32 from its adjusted position whenthumb screw 72 is loosened. To adjust plate 32, the tongue end of theplate is tilted away from cross portion 42 to lift pin' 73 clear ofholes 74. Plate 32 is then slid along frame 30 to a selected positionwhere pin 73 aligns with another one of the holes 74 and is then droppedinto position. Engagement of extensions 58 and 60 in apertures 62 and 64prevents inadvertent dislodgment of plate 32 from frame 30 while plate32 is being adjusted to a new position.

As best shown in FIG. 3, plate 34 is the mirror image of plate 32, andlike reference characters have been applied to designate the plateportions that are the same. Plates 32 and 34 are arranged in mirrorimage relation on frame 30, with plate 34 being seated on frame sec-,tion 48 which extends between aperture 36 and the right hand end offrame 30. Legs 40 and 41 cooperate with the parallel, straight, bodyportion side edges of plate 34 to guide and confine the movement ofplate 34 to a path that is parallel to the confined movement of plate32. The extensions 58 and 60 of plate 34 are slidably received with aguiding fit in aligned, coextensive, elongated apertures 76 and 78 whichare respectively formed in legs 40 and 41. The longitudinal axes ofapertures 76 and 78 respectively align with the longitudinal axes ofapertures 62 and 64 as best shown in FIG. 2. Extensions 58 and 60 ofplate 34 cooperate with the side edges of apertures 76 and 78 to preventinadvertent dislodgment of plate 34 from frame 30 in the same manner asdescribed for plate 32.

A threaded post 80, which is fixed at one end to cross portion 42extends through aperture of plate 34. A thumb nut 82 threaded on post 80secures plate 34 in an adjusted position on frame 30. The longitudinalaxis of post 80 is parallel with the longitudinal axis of post 68, and alongitudinal plane medially intersecting frame 30 and plates 32 and 34and extending parallel to legs 40 and 41 contains the longitudinal axesof posts 68 and 80. When thumb screw 82 is tightened, plate 34 isclamped against movement between nut 82 and'cross' portion 42. Thelocating pin 73 of plate 34 is received in a selected one of a series ofholes 83 which are formed in a straight row in frame section 48 andwhich are arranged in the same manner as described in connection withholes 74.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, end portions 56 of plates 32 and 34 haveopposed, flat, parallel, routing tool guide surfaces which transverselyspan and extend beyond aperture 36 at right angles to the straightparallel aperture side edges indicated at 86 and 87. The left and righthand end edges of aperture 36 are also parallel with each other and areperpendicular to the aperture side edges 86 and 87. In cutting a hingerecess, the movement of an unshown routing tool is guided by endportions 56 of plates 32 and 34 and one of the side edges 86 and 87 ofaperture 36.

As best shown in FIG. 3, the body portion 54 of plate 32 is formed witha series of through bores 90 which are arranged in two straight,parallel, transversely extending rows indicated at 91 and 92. The bores90 in rows 91 and 92 are staggered as shown. The body portion 56 ofplate 34 is similarly provided with a series of through bores 96 whichare arranged in two rows in the same manner just described for plate 32and in mirror image relation to the bores 90 in plate 32. As will beexplained in greater detail later on, jamb stop pins 94 and 98 areinserted into selected, corresponding ones of bores 90 and 96 toproperly position the template assembly on a jamb in which there are nostops.

With continued reference to FIGS. 2, 3, 5, and 6, four parallel, spacedapart rigid pins 100, 101, 102, and 103 for guiding and positioning endgage 28 are fixed to the tab and body portions of plate 32, with pins100 and 101 being arranged in one row on one side of aperture 70 andpins 102 and 103 being arranged in a second row on the opposite side ofaperture 70. The two rows of pins 100-103 are parallel as shown and aresymmetrically disposed on opposite sides of a plane mediallyintersecting aperture 70 and extending parallel to the two rows of pins.Plate 34 is similarly provided with four end gage positioning andguiding pins 104, 105, 106, and 107 which are fixed to the plate bodyportion and are arranged in mirror image relation to pins 100-103 whenplates 32 and 34 are assembled on frame 30. Pins 104-107 are positionedon plate 34 in the same manner described for pins 100-103. The manner inwhich either set of these pins is utilized to position end gage 28 willbe described later on.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 9, the two sections 47 and 48 of cross portion42 are respectively provided with scales 110 and 111, each being interms of hinge length and providing a range of three to six inches.Scale 110 cooperates'with an indexing pointer or marker 112 on the tabportion 66 of plate 32, and scale 111 similarly cooperates with anindexing pointer or marker 114 on the tab portion 66 of plate 34 toprovide for the adjustment of plates 32 and 34 to the desired hinge sizewithout requiring the use of separate measuring devices. The spacingbetween holes 74 is uniform and equal to the uniform spacing between thegraduations in scale 110. Likewise the spacing between holes 83 isuniform and equal to the spacing between the graduations in scale 111.As indicated at 71 in FIGS. and 6, the end portions of each body portion54 on opposite sides of the tongues 66 are turned up. This prevents woodchips from piling up on scales 110 and 111.

With reference to FIGS. 3, 4 and 8, template 22 is provided with fourfastening assemblies 120, 121, 122 and 123 which are disposed one ateach comer of frame 30 for securing the template to a door edge or jamb.Assembly 120, which is at the lower right hand corner of frame 30 asviewed from FIG. 3, comprises a nail housing 126, a one-piece nail 128,a bowed leaf spring 130, and a set screw 132. Housing 126 comprises arigid sleeve that is fixed at one end in an aperture 134 which is formedin cross portion 42. The longitudinal axis of sleeve 126 is normal tocross portion 42 as shown. Nail 128 coaxially and slidably extendsthrough housing 126 and aperture 134. Screw 132 is threaded into atransverse bore 136 that is tapped in 7 housing 126. Spring 130, whichextends longitudinally in housing 126, is on the side of nail 128 thatis diametrically opposite from screw 132. Spring 130 reacts against theinternal periphery of housing 126 to resiliently bias nail 128 into firmfrictional engagement with the inner periphery of housing 126 toeliminate any play due to the needed clearance between nail 128 andhousing 126..Spring 130 is axially confined between two opposed axiallyspaced apart shoulders 140 and 141 that are formed on nail 128 atopposite ends of a reduced diametered section 138 of nail 128.

Screw 132 may be loosened to permit axial displacement of nail 128 inhousing 126, but yet cooperates with shoulder, 141 to limit the axialoutward displacement of the nail to prevent nail 128 from beinginadvertently dislodged from housing 126. The enlarged head of nail 128will seat against the end face of housing 126 to limit the extent towhich nail 128 may be axially driven into a door edge, jamb or otherworkpiece. By threading screw 132 out to a position where its inner enddoes not extend between shoulders 140 and 141,

. nail 128 may be removed from housing 126 for replacement.

Assemblies 121-123 are the same as assembly 120, like reference numeralsbeing applied to designate like parts. The housing 126 of each of theassemblies 121-123 is fixed in an aperture formed in cross portion 42,and the nail 128 of each of the assemblies 121-123 extends coaxiallythrough the associated cross portion aperture so that it may axially bedriven into a door edge orjamb. As shown, the housings 126 of assemblies122 and 123 are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the tabportion 66 of plate 32. Similarly, the housings 126 of assemblies and121 are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the tab portion 66 ofplate 34. V

As shown in FIGS. 2-4, guide 38 is of U-shaped configuration and may befabricated in one piece from a suitable structural channel having a pairof parallel spaced apart leg portions and 151 which are integrallyjoined together by a cross piece 152. Cross piece 152 interfittinglyseats against the outwardly facing, flat surface of leg 41 and isrigidly fixed to leg 41 by any suitable means. Leg portions 150 and 151extend laterally away from frame 30.

The construction of each of the remaining templates 23 and 24 is thesame as that just described for template 22. Accordingly, like referencenumerals suffixed by the latter a have been applied to designate thecorresponding parts-of template 23, and like reference numerals suffixedby the letter b have been applied to designate the corresponding partsof template 24. By this identical construction, templates 22-24 arereadily interchangeable with each other, and it makes no difference inthe use of assembly 20 or in the assembly of component parts as to thepositions or order in which templates 22-24 are arranged or assembled inthe assembly. Thus, each of the templates 22-24 may selectively beassembled and positioned to provide for the routing of the upper, loweror intermediate hinge recesses on either the door edge or the doorjamb.These optional variations of assembling templates 22-24 are not affectedby the assembly of end gage 28 because gage 28 may be assembled on anyselected one of the templates 22-24. Also end gage 28 may be assembledover either plate 32 or plate 34 for a purposeto be described, in detaillater on. As a result of the foregoing, assembly of the componenttemplate parts for use is significantly simplified because the workmanmay arbitrarily choose any one of the templates for routing the upperhinge recess, the lower hinge recess and any intermediate hinge recess.Wasted time in assembling templates 22-24 in an incorrect order isthereby avoided.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, 10 and 11, channel 25 has a U-shapedconfiguration in cross section and is formed in one-piece with parallelspaced apart leg portions and 161 that are integrally joined together bya cross piece 162. In the assembly, one end of channel 25 is a slidablyand interfittingly received in guide 38, and the opposite end of channel25 is slidably and interfittingly received in channel 38a. A thumb screwassembly 164 is provided for securing channel 25 to frame 30.

As best shown in FIG. 12, thumb screw assembly 164 comprises a thumbscrew 166, an annular spacer 167, a locking sleeve 168 and a coiledspring 169. Spacer 167 is coaxially mounted with a press fit on adiametrically enlarged shank portion of screw 166 axially adjacent tothe enlarged head of the screw. The end of spacer 167 remote from thehead of screw 166 is formed with an internal annular stop shoulder 170.Sleeve 168 is coaxially received in this remote end of spacer 167 andhas an annular, radially extending lip. 172 which-seats against shoulder170 to limit axial displacement of sleeve 168 relative to spacer 167.Spring 169 peripherally surrounds a reduced diametered shank section ofscrew 166 and is axially confined between lip 172 and an opposed annularshoulder 176 that is formed on the shank of screw 166 at the juncture ofthe above-described diametrically enlarged and reduced screw shankportions. Spring 169 reacts against shoulder 176 to resiliently, axiallybias sleeve 168 toward the threaded end of screw 166 and to a positionwhere lip 172 seats on shoulder 170. The threaded shank of screw 166extends coaxially through and beyond spacer 167 and sleeve 168 as shown.

Still referring to FIG. 12, screw assembly 164 is inserted through anelongated aperture 180, which is formed in the adjusting channel crosspiece 162, and

also through an aperture in guide 38. The threaded end 1 of screw 166 isthreaded into an aligning tapped hole which is formed in leg 41 of frame30. As screw 166 is being threaded into leg 41, sleeve 168 bears againstcross piece 162 and is axially urged against the bias of spring 169toward the screw thread. Thus spring 169 applies a resilient forceurging the adjusting channel cross piece 162 into seating engagementwith the cross portion 152 of guide 38. By tightening screw 166, channel25 is clamped. between cross portion 152 and screw assembly 164.

The opposite end of channel 25 is secured to guide 38a by a thumb screwassembly 182 which is of the same construction as thumb screw assembly164, like reference numerals being applied to designate like parts. Thescrew of assembly 182 is inserted through an elongated aperture 184 incross piece 162 and an aligning aperture in guide 38a and is threadedinto a tapped hole that is formed in leg 41a of frame 30a. Each of theapertures 180 and 184 are formed with spaced apart enlarged portions atpositions corresponding to standard door/jamb combinations. For thesestandard combinations the sleeves 168 will snap into the proper enlargedportions of aperture 180 and 184 to provide a positive positioning ofthe templates and adjusting channels.

As best shown in FIGS. 3 and 10, the adjusting channel leg portion 160is provided with two scales 190 and 191 each having graduations in termsof hinge length (or width as it is frequently referred to). Scale 190 isutilized when the top or upper hinge butt recess is to be located 5inches from the top of the door and when the lower or bottom hinge buttrecess is to be located inches from the bottom of the door. In thisconnection it will be appreciated that it is standard practice to locatethe upper hinge either 5 inches or 7 inches from the top of the door. Ifthe upper hinge is located 5 inches from the top of the door, then it isconventional practice to locate the bottom or lower hinge 10 inches fromthe bottom of the door, and if the top hinge is located 7 inches fromthe top of the door, then it is standard practice to locate the bottomhinge 1 1 inches from the bottom of the door.

If the top and bottom hinges are to be located 7 inches and 11 inchesrespectively from the door top and door bottom, then scale 191 isutilized. The graduation representing the hinge size in the selected oneof scales 190 and 191 is set to align with the adjacent, right hand edge(indicated at 193 in FIG. 2) of guide 38. This edge of guide 38therefore serves as an index marker or pointer.

At the other end of channel 25 adjacent to template 23, leg portion 160is provided with a door length scale 194 having graduationscorresponding to 6 foot, 6 foot 6 inch, 6 foot 8 inch, and 7' foot doorlengths which are generally standard door lengths. The adjacent, leftband edge (indicated at 196) of guide 38a is aligned with the graduationcorresponding to the selected door height. This edge, therefore, alsoserves as an index marker or pointer.

From the foregoing, it will be appreciated that opposite edges of eachchannel guide 38, 38a, and 38b are adapted to serve as index markers. Inthe case of the intermediate template 23, both of the edges of channelguide 38a will be utilized, and since each of the templates 22-24 arethe same and interchangeable, it is clear that the length of eachchannel guide 38, 38a and 38b will be predetermined to provide for theproper spacing of the hinge butt recesses.

Channel 26 is the same as channel 25, like reference numbers beingapplied to designate like portions. As shown in FIG. 1, one end ofchannel 26 is rigidly secured by a thumb screw assembly 200 to leg 41aof frame 30a in the same manner described for the connection of channel25 to leg 41. The opposite end of channel 26 is rigidly secured by athumb screw assembly 202 to leg 41b of frame 30b in the same manner described for the connection of channel 25 to leg 41a. Thumb screwassemblies 200 and 202 are the same as assembly 164.

From the foregoing description it will be appreciated that scales 190and 191 are calibrated to permit the spacing between template frames 30,30a, and 30b to be adjusted in accordance with the hinge size and theselected standard spacing of the top and bottom hinges respectively fromthe top and bottom door edges. Calibration of scales 190 and 191 isindependent of the door length, and the door length adjustment is madeby scale 194. This is made evident by the fact that the selection ofeither scale 190 or scale 191 is not based upon the door length.

As best shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 the cross piece 152 of each of the guides38, 38a, and 38b is perpendicular to and extends beyond a commonplanecontaining workpiece-engaging surfaces 44 of frames 30, 30a and30b. The cross portions of guides 38, 38a and 38b extending beyondframes 30, 30a and 30b provide stop faces which are adapted to buttagainst the face of the door to laterally position the template assembly20 on the door edge as shown in FIG. 1.

The arrangement of channel guides 38, 38a, and 38b and adjustingchannels 25 and 26 is particularly advantageous in that the onlylimitation on the magnitude that each of the template sections 22-24 maybe adjusted relative to its adjacent template is the lengths ofapertures and 184 in the adjusting channels. Thus, depending upon thelengths of apertures 180 and 184 each adjacent pair of template sectionsmay be adjusted toward each other and to positions where the templateframes are in very close proximity with each other. This relatively widerange of adjustment is achieved by the following structural feature.

The channel guides 38, 38a, and 38b are disposed laterally on one sideof the template frames 30, 30a, and 30b so that neither the frame norany of the other parts carried by the template frame (such as the hingesize plates 32 and 34) interferes with or blocks the telescopingmovement of channels 25 and 26 in their respective channel guides. Incomparison with this arrangement, prior hinge butt templates, andparticularly those of the type having adjusting scales, have the links,which interconnect the template sections, located centrally along amedial or longitudinal axis of the template assembly. As a result,relative movement between each template section and its interconnectinglink is limited by abutment of the link with one or more parts of thetemplate section.

By positioning the telescoping adjusting channels and channel guides ofthis invention laterally on one side of the template frames, greatermagnitudes of template section adjustment is provided for as comparedwith the prior types of template assemblies mentioned above. Within thelimits provided by the adjusting channel apertures 180 and 184adjustment of template sections 22-24 is unlimited to accommodate customdoor and jamb constructions.

End gage 28, which is utilized to longitudinally position templateassembly 20 on the door edge is, in this embodiment, for hingearrangements in which the top hinge is to be located inches from the topof the door. A separate, longer end gage 210 (see FIG. 13) is utilizedif the top hinge is to be located 7 inches from the top of the door.

End gage 28, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 14, comprises a one-piece flatsided plate having a body or blade portion 212 and a longitudinallyelongated tongue portion 214 extending from one end of body portion 212.Portion 214 is formed with a longitudinally elongated aperture 216 forreceiving post 68. Portion 214 is seated on plate 32 between the tworows of pins 100-103. Pins 100-103 confine gage 28 against lateralmovement or pivotal movement about the axis of post 68. When thumb nut72 is tightened gage 28 is rigidly clamped between opposing surfaces onplate 32 and nut 72. The elongation of aperture 216 permits gage 28 tobe longitudinally adjusted through a limited distance determined by thelength of aperture 216. As shown, gage 28 is medially intersected by aplane medially and normally intersecting frame 30 and extending parallelto legs 40 and 41. A scale 218 provided on portion 214 has transversegraduations corresponding to 5 inch and 6 inch locations of the tophinge from the top of the door. As will be described in greater detaillater on, nut 72 is loosened, and gage 28 is longitudinally adjusted sothat the graduation in scale 218, which corresponds to the desireddistance of the top hinge from the door top, aligns with pin 101. Pin101 thus serves as an index marker or point and cooperates with scale218 to provide for the proper positioning of gage 28 on the template.This adjustment thus provides for standard as well as customer door andjamb constructions.

Still referring to FIGS. 2 and 14, the end of body portion 212 oppositefrom tongue portion 214 is notched to provide a measuring edge which isgenerally indicated at 220 and which is utilized to allow for eitherinch or H] 6 inch clearance between the top of the door and the opposingtop face of the jamb.

As shown, the measuring edge 220 of gage 28 is symmetrically stepped todefine an outwardly opening recessed region having at its base a bottomstep in the form of a straight, continuous edge section 224 and twoparallel, intermediate steps in the form of straight measuring edgesections 225 and 226. Edge sections 225 and 226 are aligned, are atopposite ends of edge section 224, and are contained in a common planethat is parallel to planes containing edge section 224 and the outergage edge section indicated at 227. Edge sections 224-227 extend atright angles to a longitudinal plane normally intersecting gage 28. Edgesection 224 is medially intersected by a longitudinal plane normally andmedially intersecting gage 28, and edge sections 225 and 226 aredisposed equidistantly on opposite sides of this plane. Edge sections225 and 226 are furthermore disposed at a level which is one-sixteenthinch below edge 227, and edge section 224 is disposed at a level whichis one-eighth inch below edge 227. The manner in which gage 28 is usedwill be explained later on.

As shown in FIG. 13, gage 210 is the same as gage 28 with the exceptionthat the body portion of gage 210 is two inches longer than that of gage28. Like reference numerals have been applied to designate correspondinportions of gage 210.

From the foregoing description it will be appreciated that theconstruction of templates 22-24, adjusting channels 25 and 26 and endgages 28 and 210 is relatively simple. Owing to their constructions,parts such as frames 30, 30a, and 30b, the hinge size adjusting plates(indicated at 32 and 34 in template 22), the adjusting channel guides(indicated at 38 in template 22), the adjusting channels 25 and 26, andend gages 28 and 210 each may economically be fabricated by stamping thepart out from suitable metal plate or sheet stock. Stamping isparticularly made possible and practical owing to the one-piececonstruction of each of these parts. Furthermore, assembly 20 hasrelatively few parts. As a result, manufacturing costs are significantlyreduced as compared with many prior hinge butt template assemblieswithout impairing the utility and effectiveness of the templateassembly. In addition, assembly, adjustment, and use of templateassembly 20 is relatively simple as will now be explained.

Although adjusting channels 25 and 26 provide adjustment for doorheights ranging from 6 feet to 7 feet, separate, unshown longeradjusting channels of like configuration may be provided as accessoriesfor accommodating door heights in excess of 7 feet.

In describing the assembly and use of template assembly 20 for mortisinga door and jamb face the following example will be considered: a 6 foot8 inch long, 1% inch thick right hand door having three 3 inch hinges 5inches down from the door top with a clearance of one-sixteenth inchbetween the door top and jamb. To determine if the door is a left handor right hand type, the door opening is faced from the side on which thehinge pins will be visible after the door is hung. If the hinge pins areon the right, the door is' a right hand door, and if the hinge pins areon the left, the door is a left hand door.

To begin assembly, any one of the templates or template sections 2224may be selected arbitrarily for the top hinge, and in this embodiment,template 22 is selected as shown in'FIG. 1. After gage 28 is mounted ontemplate section 22, nuts 72 and 82 are loosened, and hinge size plates32 and 34 are then adjusted to a position where their index markers 112and 114 align with the three inch graduation lines in scales and 111respectively. The hinge size plates in the remaining templates 23 and 24are adjusted to the 3 inch hinge size in the same manner just describedfor template 22. The 5 inch end gage 28, which is installed under thumbnut 72, is adjusted to a position where the scribe or graduation linethrough the number 5 on scale 218 aligns with the center of pin 101.Thumb nut 72 is then tightened to securely clamp end gage 28 and plate32 in their adjusted positions. Likewise thumb nut 82 is tightened tosecurely clamp hinge size plate 34 in its adjusted position. The hingesize plate thumb nuts in templates 23 and 24 are also tightened aftertheir hinge size plates are adjusted to their desired positions.

Installation of template section 22 is accomplished by positioningtemplate section 22 on the upper end of door edge 480 with surface 44 offrame 30 firmly seated on door edge 48c and with the depending portionof guide 38, which extends beyond frame 30 snugly butted against theface of the door as shown. The workman then lays a straight edge(indicated at 250 in FIG. 2)on the top edge of the door as shown in FIG.2, and with channel guide 38 snug against the face of the door butts theH1 6 inch step (either edge section 225 or edge section 226) against theoverhanging edge of the straight edge. The nails 128 of assemblies 123and 121 are then driven into the door edge to securely fix templatesection 22 in its proper, adjusted position on the door. If it weredesired to provide for a A inch clearance between the top of the doorand the jamb instead of the previously mentioned 1 16 inch clearance,then the A; inch step defined by edge section 224 would be buttedagainst the overhanging edge of the straight edge 250.

After the template section 22 is fixed in place on the door edge in themanner described above, either one of the two adjusting channels 25 and26 is arbitrarily selected. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, channel25 is selected and is installed in the assembly by slidably telescopingit into the right-hand or lower end of channel guide 38 and is adjustedin channel guide 38 at a position where the right hand indexing edge ofchannel 38 (as viewed from FIG. 1) aligns with the 3 inch hinge widthgraduation line in scale 190. With adjusting channel 38 in thisposition, thumb screw assembly 164 is inserted and tightened to securelyfix adjusting channel 25 to channel guide 38.

Then the next templatesection is selected which in this embodiment istemplate 23. The hinge size plates of template 23 have already beenadjusted to the 3 inch hinge size. Template section 23 is mounted on thedoor edge in a position where its channel guide 38a snugly seats againstthe door face and the frame 30a seats on the door edge. Template section23 is then slid along the door edge to a position where the right handor lower end of adjusting channel 25 is telescopically received in theadjacent end of channel guide 38a and is located at a position where theleft hand indexing edge of channel guide 38a aligns with the 6 foot 8inch graduation line in scale 194. Thumb screw assembly 182 is theninstalled and firmly tightened to securely fix template section 23 tothe right hand end of adjusting channel 38 in its proper, adjustedposition. The nails of assemblies 123a and 121a are then driven into thedoor edge to securely fix template section 23 to the door.

The adjusting channel 26 is then slidably inserted into the right handend of channel guide 38a (as viewed from FIG. 1) and is located at aposition where the right hand indexing edge of channel guide 38a alignswith the 3 inch hinge width graduation line in scale 190 on adjustingchannel 26. Thumb screw assembly 200 is then installed and tightened tosecurely fix adjusting channel 126 to the right hand end of channelguide 38a.

After adjusting channel 26 is secured to template section 23, theremaining template section 24 is then mounted on the door edge in aposition where its channel guide 38b snugly butts against the door faceand where its frame 30b seats on the door edge. Template section 24 isthen slid along the door edge towards the right hand end of adjustingchannel 26 to telescopically receive the right hand end of adjustingchannel 26 in channel guide 38b at a position where the left handindexing edge of channel guide 38b aligns with the 6 foot 8 inchgraduation line in scale 194 on adjusting channel 26. Thumb screwassembly 202 is then installed and tightened to securely fix templatesection 24 to adjusting channel 26, and the nails of assemblies l23b and12lb are then driven into the door edge to firmly secure the templatesection 24 to the door edge. Prior to installing template section 24 onthe door, the right hand end gage 29 may be installed on the templatesection 24 in its adjusted position in the same manner described for themounting and adjustment of end gage 28 on template section 22.

With template sections 2224 assembled on the door edge in their adjustedpositions described above, the door edge is now ready for routing toform the three hinge recesses in the door edge.

Any suitable router may be utilized and is set for the correct depth ofcut as determined by the thickness of the hinges being used.

Using the router, the operator then routs out the hinge recess in theopening defined by the side edge 87 of aperture 36 and the opposing endportions of hinge size plates 32 and 34. Each of the three hingerecesses in the door edge are routed in this manner.

After the hinge recesses are cut in the door edge, the template assembly20 is removed from the door by simply removing the six nails of assembly123, 121, 123a, 121a, 123b and 12lb from the door edge.

The next step is to rout out the hinge butt recess in the door jamb ordoor frame. If the exterior door frame or jamb is rabbeted to provide adoor stop indicated at 260 in FIG. 15, the outwardly facing sides oflegs 40, 40a, and 40b, which are contained in a common plane, are buttedsnugly against stop 260, and the upper edge 227 of end gage 28 is snuglybutted against the top of the door jamb (indicated at 261 in FIG. 15) ordoor frame. Frames 30, 30a, and 30b will snugly be seated against theside face of the door jamb. With assembly 20 in this position, the nailsof assemblies 122, 120, 122a, 120a, 122b, and 12012 are driven into thedoor jamb or frame to securely fix assembly 20 in place on the jamb. Thebutts for the hinges are then routed in the same manner described forthe door butts. The template openings locating the jamb butts andguiding the router will be edge 86 of aperture 36 and the opposing endportions 56 ofplates 32 and 34 in template section 22. The same partsdefine the butt openings in template sections 23 and 24.

To rout the jambs in which there are no stops, jamb stop pins 94 and 98(see FIGS. 16 and 17) are utilized. There are two jamb pins for each ofthe template sections 22-24. For template section 24 (see FIG. 16), pin98 is inserted into that one of the holes 90 corresponding to the doorwidth. Similarly, pin 94 is inserted in the corresponding one of holes96. Unshown jamb stop pins are also inserted into corresponding ones ofthe jamb stop pin holes in templates 23 and 22. Each of the jamb stoppin holes is marked with a number representing its associated doorthickness as best shown in FIG. 5. Thus, for the example given above,the jamb stop pins are installed in the jamb stop pin holes marked 1%inch.

In FIGS. 16 and 17 the template assembly is arranged on the jamb 265 torout the recesses for a right-hand door similar to the previous example.As shown, the jamb stop pins 94 and 98 are butted against the righthandedge 263 ofjamb 265, with the jamb being on the sides of pins 94 and 98opposite from the channel guides.

As best shown in FIG. 17, each of the jamb stop pins comprises a pinmember 277 which is biased by a spring to partially project from a jambpin housing 279. This construction permits the worker to leave the jambpins on the templates in operations not calling for the use of thejambpins. If the ends of the pin members 277 butt against the edge of thedoor on the face of the jamb, they will be urged into their pin housingsagainst the bias of the springs therein. Under such conditions, the pinmember will clear the workpiece surface so as not to interfere with thepositioning of the template assembly on the door edge or on a jambhaving a door stop. The edge 227 of end gage 28 is butted against thetop of the jamb as shown in FIG. 16. Frames 30, 30a and 3011 will beseated on the jamb side face as shown. The nails of assemblies 120, 122,120a, 122a, 1201) and l22b are then driven into the jamb to holdassembly in position on the jamb face while the hinge recesses arerouted out in the previously described manner.

For left hand doors, end gage 29 on template section 24 is aligned flushwith the right end of the door shown in FIG. 1 and template sections22-24 are laterally positioned by butting channel guides 38, 38a, and38b against the adjacent side face of the door. The butts are routed inthe same fashion as outlined for the previously described right handdoor.

To rout the butts on the door jamb having a stop for the left hand door,end gage 29 is positioned at the upper end and butted against the top ofthe door jamb, and assembly 20 is positioned and secured to the doorjamb in the previously described manner. The butts in the door jambarethen routed in the same manner as the butts for the right hand doorjamb.

Template assembly 20 may also be used for fitting a wood door to a metaljamb or the like in which the jamb butts are preformed. To accomplishthis, it will be assumed, as an example, that the door is of the righthand type. Template assembly 20 is assembled using the correct number oftemplate sections as determined by the number of hinges in the mannerpreviously described. In addition, a jamb gage is supplied for each ofthe template sections used in assembly 20. In this embodiment, threetemplate sections are used. The jamb gage for template section 22 isindicated at 267, and the jamb gage for template section 23 is indicatedat 282 in FIG. 18. The jamb gage for template section 24 is not shown.

Jamb gage 267 is detachably secured by a screw 269 to frame leg 40 onthe outwardly facing side thereof. Screw 269 extends through a holeformed midway between opposite ends of gage 267 and is threaded into atapped hole 271 (FIG. 2) in leg 40. Gage 267 comprises a straight,flat-side bar that seats against the outwardly facing side of leg 40 asshown. The length of gage 267 corresponds to one preformed hinge width,and to accommodate different hinge widths, jamb gages of differentlengths are furnished. The actual length of each jamb gage will be equalto its associated hinge width (say, 3 inches, for example) less asufficient clearance to enable the gage to be inserted lengthwise into apreformed hinge butt recess such as the ones indicated at 273 in FIG.18. Additional pins or screws 275 may extend through the opposite endsof gage 267 and through apertures 62 and 76 to assure 16 that gage 267is parallel to leg 40 and, consequently, with aperture edges 86 and 87.As shown in FIG. 18, hinge butts 273 are formed in the side face of ajamb 279 having a door stop 280.

Jamb gage 282 (FIG. 18) is mounted on leg 40a of frame 30a in the samemanner described for gage 267. Gage 282 is the same as gage 267. Also,the unshown jamb gage for template 24 is of the same construction asgages 267 and 282 and is detachably mounted on template frame 30b in thesame manner described for gages 267 and 282.

To locate template sections 22-24 with the above described jamb gages,the jamb gages of the correct size (i.e., corresponding to the hingewidths of the preformed hinge butts) are selected and mounted on thetemplate frames. Assembly 20 is then placed adjacent to the edge of thedoor jamb side face (see FIG. 18) to insert gage 267 into the mouth ofthe top recess 273 so that gage 267 squarely mates lengthwise in the toprecess 273 and leg 40 seats against the adjacent door frame edgeindicated at 284. Keeping gage 267 mated in the top recess 273, template23 is then adjusted longitudinally along channel 25 until gage 282 matessquarely in the next or center hinge butt recess 273 and thejamb-mounting leg of frame 30a seats against the door frame edge 284.Keeping gages 267 and 282 mated in their respective hinge butts,template section 24 is longitudinally adjusted along channel 26 to' mateits unshown jamb gage in the bottom unshown hinge butt in a mannersimilar to that just described for gages 267 and 282. Templates 22-24are now set in their proper positions, and assembly 20 may be held inabutment with the door frame edge with one hand while the thumb screwassemblies 164, 182, 200 and 202 are tightened to fix template sections22-24 in their adjusted or set positions. The adjusted template assembly20 is then transferred to the door edge to be routed, and end gage 28 islongitudinally adjusted with the aid of a straight edge in the mannerpreviously described to longitudinally position assembly 20 on the dooredge if the door is a right hand door. Template sections 22-24 will belaterally positioned on the door edge by abutment of guides 38, 38a, and38b with the side face of the door as previously explained. Nails 128are then driven into the door edge to fix assembly 20 in its adjustedposition on the door and the hinge butts are routed in the same manneras heretofore described. If the door is a left hand door, end gage 29 isused to longitudinally position templates 22-24 from the right hand dooredge (as viewed from FIG. 1) in the manner previously explained.

The jamb gages are each provided with uniform thickness so that they maybe utilized optionally to make allowance for Weatherstripping. Toaccomplish this, jamb gage 267 is mounted on the inwardly facing side ofleg 40 and the jamb gages for template sections 23 and 24 are similarlymounted on the inwardly facing sides of their associated template framelegs. The hinge butts are then routed with the jamb gages secured inthese positions.

As best shown in FIGS. 3 and 9, aperture edges 86 and 87 are formed withopposed notches 290 and 291 equidistantly between the transverse endedges of aperture 36. Notches 290 and 291 thus provide for the locationof a transverse axis extending medially between the opposite ends of theaperture at right angles to edges 86 and 87.

The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departingfrom the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The presentembodiment is therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrativeand not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by theappended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and allchanges which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of theclaims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.

What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

l. A hinge butt template assembly for locating hinge butt recesses to berouted in doors, door jambs and the like comprising at least a pair oftemplates each having an opening (a) an locating the hinge butt recessesto be routed, (b) a work-engaging surface adapted to engage the dooredge or jamb face to be routed, and (c) a guide positioned along oneside thereof and extending beyond said surface for lateral engagementwith a side face of the door to transversely locate its associatedtemplate on the door edge, and a template spacing member telescopicallyreceived at opposite ends in the guides of said templates for adjustablyinterconnecting said templates in end-to-end, longitudinally spacedapart relation.

2. The hinge butt template assembly defined in claim 1 wherein each ofsaid templates is adjustable longitudinally along said spacing member,and wherein said spacing member is provided with first and second scalemeans, said first scale means cooperating with an indexing edge of theguide of one of said templates for selectively positioning said onetemplate in accordance with a preselectable hinge length, and saidsecond scale means cooperating with an indexing edge of the guide of theother of said templates for selectively positioning the other of saidtemplates in accordance with the door height.

3. The hinge butt template assembly defined in claim 1 wherein each ofsaid templates comprises a frame defining said opening and having aportion 'laterally spaced from said opening and formed with anoutwardly, side surface facing laterally away from said aperture, saidguide being rigidly fixed to said portion in seating engagement withsaid laterally facing side surface.

4. The hinge butt template assembly defined in claim 1 wherein each ofsaid templates comprises a frame having a channel shaped configurationdefining a pair of spaced apart longitudinally extending side railportions and a cross portion integrally joining said side rail portions,said opening being formed in said cross portion, and selectivelydisplaceable means mounted on said frame and guided by said side railportions for selectively adjusting the length of said opening inaccordance with a preselectable hinge length, said guide comprising amember fixed to one of said rail portions in seating engagement with alaterally facing surface thereof.

5. The hinge butt template assembly defined in claim 4 wherein saidtemplates are interchangeable for locating either an upper or a lowerhinge butt for a plural hinge door, and wherein an end gage is providedfor and is adjustably mountable on either one of said templates forlocating the upper hinge butt a preselected distance below the top edgeof the door.

6. A hinge butt mortising template for locating a hinge butt recess tobe routed in doors, door jambs and the like, comprising a frame adaptedto be positioned on the door edge or jamb and having a tool-guidingaperture for locating the hinge butt recess to be routed, at leastoneplate member adjustably mounted on said frame for selectively varyingthe length of the opening defined by said aperture in accordance with apreselectable hinge length, a gage carried by said frame and beinglongitudinally adjustable along said frame to selectively vary thelocation of the hinge butt reces's below the top edge of the door, and asingle fastening element cooperating with means on said frame forreleasably fixing both said gage and said plate member in their adjustedpositions.

7. The hinge butt template defined in claim 6 wherein said plate memberoverlies said frame and said gage member overlies said plate member.

8. The hinge butt template defined in claim 7 comprising means on saidplate member for confining said gage member against lateral and pivotalmovement.

9. The hinge butt template defined in claim 6 comprising coactinglocating means on said frame and said plate member for releasablyretaining said plate member in its adjusted position to prevent saidplate member from being inadvertently shifted from its adjusted positionwhen said fastening element is loosened to permit longitudinaladjustment of said gage.

10. A hinge butt mortising template for locating a hinge butt recess tobe routed in doors, door jambs and the like comprising a frame havingapair of longitudinally extending, parallel spaced apart side guide railportions and a cross portion extending transversely between andintegrally joining said guide rail portions, said cross portion beingadopted to be mounted on a door edge or jamb to be routed and having atoolguiding aperture for locating the hinge butt to be routed, a pair ofopposed, longitudinally spaced apart plate members mounted on said crossportion between said guide rail portions adjacent to opposite ends ofsaid aperture, said plate members being guided by said rail portions forselective longitudinal displacement toward and away from each other toadjust the length of the opening defined by said aperture in accordancewith a preselectable hinge size, selectively manipulatable fasteningmeans for fixing each of said plate members in an adjusted position, andcoacting means on said guide rail portions and each of said platemembers for preventing dislodgment of each plate member from said framewhile it is being longitudinally adjusted or before said fastening meansis manipulated to fix it in an adjusted position.

11. The hinge butt mortising template defined in claim 10 wherein saidcoacting means comprises a pair of oppositely directed, lateralextensions formed on each of said plate members and apertures formed insaid guide rail portions and receiving said extensions.

12. The hinge butt mortising template defined in claim 1 1 wherein eachof said plate members comprises a body portion seated on said crossportion and a straight tool-guide end portion delimiting said openingand extending perpendicularly from said body portion, said extensionsbeing integral with and extending laterally from said end portion in acommon plane therewith.

13. A hinge butt template assembly for locating hinge butt recesses tobe routed in doors, door jambs and the like comprising at least a pairof mortising templates adapted to be mounted on a door edge or jamb,means adjustably interconnecting said templates in longitudinally spacedrelation, and an end gage, each of said templates comprising a framehaving an aperture therein for locating a hinge butt recess to berouted, a plate member longitudinally adjustably mounted on said framefor selectively varying the length of the opening defined by saidaperture, and coacting scale and indexing means on said frame and saidplate member for providing a determination of the hinge length to whichsaid plate member is selectively positioned, said gage being adjustablymounted on a preselected one of said templates for locating the templatelongitudinally with respect to the upper edge of a door, there beingfirst means on said gage and second means on the plate member of each ofsaid templates, said second means cooperating with said first means whensaid gage is mounted on the associated template for providing adetermination of the distance which the associated template opening ispositioned below the top edge of the door.

14. In a hinge butt template assembly for locating hinge butt recessesto be routed in doors, door jambs, and the like, a template frameadapted to be mounted on the door edge or the jamb and having anaperture therein for locating a hinge butt recess to be routed, at leastone member longitudinally adjustably mounted on said frame forselectively varying the length of the opening defined by said aperture,first coacting scale and indexing means on said frame and said memberfor providing a determination of the hinge length to which said memberis selectively positioned, an end gage longitudinally adjustably carriedby said frame for locating said opening at a selected distance from thetop edge of the door, and second coacting scale and indexing means onsaid gage and said member for providing a determination of the distancethat said opening is positioned from the top edge of the door.

15. In a hinge butt mortising template assembly for locating hinge buttrecesses to be routed in doors, door jambs and the like, a templateframe adapted to be mounted on the door edge or jamb and having anaperture for locating a hinge butt recess to be routed, said framehaving oppositely facing surfaces, one of said surfaces being adapted toseat against the door edge or jamb face to be routed, a plate memberlongitudinally adjustably mounted on said frame for selectively varyingthe length of the opening defined by said aperture in accordance withapreselectable hinge length, said plate member being seated on the other'of said surfaces, and an end gage overlying and seated on said platemember for locating said opening with respect to the upper edge of thedoor or the top of said jamb.

16. In a hinge butt template assembly for locating hinge butt recessesto be routed in doors, door jambs and the like, at least one templateadapted to be mounted on a door edge or jamb and having an aperturetherein for locating a hinge butt recess to be routed, and an end gagelongitudinally adjustably mounted on said template for locating saidaperture with respect to the upper edge of the door and the top of thejamb, said end gage having means providing for a selected one of aplurality of different clearances between the upper edge of the door andtop of the jamb, said end gage clearance providing means comprising aplurality of steps formed in said gage at different predetermineddistances from the upper end of said gage, a selected one of said stepsbeing adapted to be aligned with the upper edge of said door forlongitudinally lo cating said template on the back edge of the door, andsaid upper end of said gage being adapted to be butted against the topof the door jamb for longitudinally locating the template on the sideface of the jamb.

17. The hinge butt template assembly defined in claim 16 wherein saidgage comprises a plate member having an upper edge defining said upperend and being notched along said upper edge to provide stepped measuringedges defining said steps, said upper edge and said measuring edgesbeing parallel and facing in the same direction with said measuringedges being spaced at different predetermined distances from said upperedge for selective alignment with the upper edge of the door.

18. In a hinge butt template assembly for locating hinge butt recessesto be routed in doors, door jambs and the like, a plurality of templatesadopted to be mounted on the door edge or jamb and each having anaperture for locating a hinge butt recess to be routed, means adjustablyinterconnecting said templates in longitudinally spaced relation, andgage means carried by said templates and adapted to mate with preformeddoor jamb hinge butt recesses for longitudinally setting the positionsof said templates relative to each other in accordance with thelocations of the preformed hinge butt recesses, whereby the locations ofsaid preformed hinge butts may be transferred to a door edge to berouted by mounting the assembly of the longitudinally set templates onthe door edge.

19. The hinge butt template assembly defined in claim 18 wherein saidgage means comprises an elongated member mounted on one side of andprotruding laterally from each template, the length of said member beingpreselected in accordance with the length of the preformed hinge buttrecess, each member being adapted to be received in one of the preformedrecesses when the assembly of said templates is butted against the edgeface of the jamb adjacent to the preformed hinge butt recesses.

20. A hinge butt template assembly for routing hinge butt recesses indoors, door jambs and the like comprising a series of at least threetemplates for locating top, intermediate, and bottom hinge butt recessesto be routed, and means for adjustably interconnecting said templates inlongitudinally spaced, end-to-end relationship, each of said templatescomprising a frame having an opening for locating the hinge buttrecesses to be routed, and a pair of plate members adjustably mounted onsaid frame for selectively adjusting the length of said opening inaccordance with a preselected hinge size, said templates beinginterchangeable with each other whereby each of said-templates may beselectively positioned to locate any one of the top, bottom, andintermediate hinge butt recesses.

21. The hinge butt template assembly defined in claim 20 comprising anend gage adapted to be mounted on any one of said templates and beingattached to that one of the templates which is selected to locate thetop hinge butt recess for positioning the top hinge butt locatingtemplate at a selected distance from the top edge of the door and thetop of the door jamb.

22. The hinge butt template assembly defined in claim 1 wherein theguide of eachtemplate defines a channel that telescopically receives acorresponding end of said spacing member.

23. The hinge butt template'assembly defined in claim 1 wherein theguides of said templates and said spacing member are provided with scaleand index means for selectively adjusting the spacing between therecess-locating openings of said templates in accordance with a selecteddoor length and a selected hinge length, each of said templates furthercomprising means for selectively adjusting the length of itsrecesslocating opening in accordance with the selected hinge length,said guide and said spacing member being laterally spaced from therecesslocating openings in said openings in said templates.

24. The hinge butt template assembly defined in claim 1 wherein each ofsaid templates comprises a frame having spaced apart laterally facingside regions and defining said opening between said side regions, saidguide being rigid with said frame only along one of said side regions,and the guides of said templates and said spacing member being laterallyspaced from the recess-locating openings in said frame.

25. The hinge butt template assembly defined in claim 24 wherein eachguide is formed with a channel that telescopically receives acorresponding end of said spacing member.

26. The hinge butt template assembly defined in claim 1 wherein each ofsaid templates comprises a frame defining said opening, and wherein-saidguide is fixed to said frame only along one laterally facing side ofsaid frame.

27.' The hinge butt template assembly defined in claim 1 wherein theguides of said templates and said spacing member are laterally spacedfrom said opening.

28. A hinge butt template assembly for locating hinge butt recesses tobe routed in doors anddoor' jambs comprising at least a pair of templatestructures each having an opening for locating the hinge butt recessesto be routed and a work-engaging surface adapted to engage the door edgeor jamb face to be routed, a frame forming a part of each templatestructure and defining said opening, a guide forming a part of eachtemplate structure and positioned on one side of said frame in laterallyspaced relation to said opening, said guide extending beyond saidsurfacefor lateral engagement with a side face of the door totransversely locate its associated template structure on the door edge,and a template spacing member, said template spacing member and eachguide of said pair of structures being slidably telescoped one withinthe other for adjustably interconnecting said structures in end-to-endlongitudinally spaced apart relation.

29. The hinge butt template assembly defined in claim 28 wherein saidspacing member is spaced laterally from the recess-locating openings insaid structures.

30. The hinge butt template assembly defined in claim 29 wherein theguides of said structures and said spacing member are provided withscale and index means for selectively adjusting the spacing between saidopenings in accordance with a selected door length and a selected hingelength, each of said structures further comprising means for selectivelyadjusting the length of its recess-locating opening in accordance withthe selected hinge length.

31. A hinge butt template assembly for locating hinge butt recesses tobe routed in doors and door jambs and comprising, at least a pair oftemplates each having an opening for locating the hinge butt recesses tobe routed and means for selectively adjusting the length of the openingin accordance with a selected hinge length, a spacer adjustablyinterconnecting said templates in end-to-end, longitudinally spacedapart relation, said templates being selectively, longitudinallydisplaceable along said spacer to vary the spacing between therecess-locating openings in said templates, first coacting scale andindex means on said spacer and at least one of said pair of templatesfor adjusting the spacing between said openings in accordance with aselected door length, and second coacting scale and index means on saidspacer and at least the other of said pair of templates and beingcalibrated independently of door length and in terms of hinge length foradjusting the spacing between the recess-locating openings in saidtemplates in accordance with the selected hinge length.

32. The hinge butt template assembly defined in claim 6 comprising meansfor releasably retaining said plate member in its adjusted position toprevent said plate member from being inadvertently shifted from itsadjusted position when said fastening element is loosened to permitlongitudinal adjustment of said gage.

1. A hinge butt template assembly for locating hinge butt recesses to berouted in doors, door jambs and the like comprising at least a pair oftemplates each having an opening (a) an locating the hinge butt recessesto be routed, (b) a workengaging surface adapted to engage the door edgeor jamb face to be routed, and (c) a guide positioned along one sidethereof and extending beyond said surface for lateral engagement with aside face of the door to transversely locate its associated template onthe door edge, and a template spacing member telescopically received atopposite ends in the guides of said templates for adjustablyinterconnecting said templates in end-to-end, longitudinally spacedapart relation.
 2. The hinge butt template assembly defined in claim 1wherein each of said templates is adjustable longitudinally along saidspacing member, and wherein said spacing member is provided with firstand second scale means, said first scale means cooperating with anindexing edge of the guide of one of said templates for selectivelypositioning said one template in accordance with a preselectable hingelength, and said second scale means cooperating with an indexing edge ofthe guide of the other of said templates for selectively positioning theother of said templates in accordance with the door height.
 3. The hingebutt template assembly defined in claim 1 wherein each of said templatescomprises a frame defining said opening and having a portion laterallyspaced from said opening and formed with an outwardly, side surfacefacing laterally away from said aperture, said guide being rigidly fixedto said portion in seating engagement with said laterally facing sidesurface.
 4. The hinge butt template assembly defined in claim 1 whereineach of said templates comprises a frame having a channel shapedconfiguration defining a pair of spaced apart longitudinally extendingside rail portions and a cross portion integrally joining said side railportions, said opening being formed in said cross portion, andselectively displaceable means mounted on said frame and guided by saidside rail portions for selectively adjusting the length of said openingin accordance with a preselectable hinge length, said guide comprising amember fixed to one of said rail portions in seating engagement with alaterally facing surface thereof.
 5. The hinge butt template assemblydefined in claim 4 wherein said templates are interchangeable forlocating either an upper or a lower hinge butt for a plural hinge door,and wherein an end gage is provided for and is adjustably mountable oneither one of said templates for locating the upper hinge butt apreselected distance below the top edge of the door.
 6. A hinge buttmortising template for locating a hinge butt recess to be routed indoors, door jambs and the like, comprising a frame adapted to bepositioned on the door edge or jamb and having a tool-guiding aperturefor locating the hinge butt recess to be routed, at least one platemember adjustably mounted on said frame for selectively varying thelength of the opening defined by said aperture in accordance with apreselectable hinge length, a gage carried by said frame and beinglongitudinally adjustable along said frame to selectively vary thelocation of the hinge butt recess below the top edge of the door, and asingle fastening element cooperating with means on said frame forreleasably fixing both said gage and said plate member in their adjustedpositions.
 7. The hinge butt template defined in claim 6 wherein saidplate member overlies said frame and said gage member overlies saidplate member.
 8. The hinge butt template defined in claim 7 comprisingmeans on said plate member for confining said gage member againstlateral and pivotal movement.
 9. The hinge butt template defined inclaim 6 comprising coacting locating means on said frame and said platemember for releasably retaining said plate member in its adjustedposition to prevent said plate member from being inadvertently shiftedfrom its adjusted position when said fastening element is loosened topermit longitudinal adjustment of said gage.
 10. A hinge butt mortisingtemplate for locating a hinge butt recess to be routed in doors, doorjambs and the like comprising a frame having a pair of longitudinallyextending, parallel spaced apart side guide rail portions and a crossportion extending transversely between and integrally joining said guiderail portions, said cross portion being adopted to be mounted on a dooredge or jamb to be routed and having a tool-guiding aperture forlocating the hinge butt to be routed, a pair of opposed, longitudinallyspaced apart plate members mounted on said cross portion between saidguide rail portions adjacent to opposite ends of said aperture, saidplate members being guided by said rail portions for selectivelongitudinal displacement toward and away from each other to adjust thelength of the opening defined by said aperture in accordance with apreselectable hinge size, selectively manipulatable fastening means forfixing each of said plate members in an adjusted position, and coactingmeans on said guide rail portions and each of said plate members forpreventing dislodgment of each plate member from said frame while it isbeing longitudinally adjusted or before said fastening means ismanipulated to fix it in an adjusted position.
 11. The hinge buttmortising template defined in claim 10 wherein said coacting meanscomprises a pair of oppositely directed, lateral extensions formed oneach of said plate members and apertures formed in said guide railportions and receiving said extensions.
 12. The hinge butt mortisingtemplate defined in claim 11 wherein each of said plate memberscomprises a body portion seated on said cross portion and a straighttool-guide end portion delimiting said opening and extendingperpendicularly from said body porTion, said extensions being integralwith and extending laterally from said end portion in a common planetherewith.
 13. A hinge butt template assembly for locating hinge buttrecesses to be routed in doors, door jambs and the like comprising atleast a pair of mortising templates adapted to be mounted on a door edgeor jamb, means adjustably interconnecting said templates inlongitudinally spaced relation, and an end gage, each of said templatescomprising a frame having an aperture therein for locating a hinge buttrecess to be routed, a plate member longitudinally adjustably mounted onsaid frame for selectively varying the length of the opening defined bysaid aperture, and coacting scale and indexing means on said frame andsaid plate member for providing a determination of the hinge length towhich said plate member is selectively positioned, said gage beingadjustably mounted on a preselected one of said templates for locatingthe template longitudinally with respect to the upper edge of a door,there being first means on said gage and second means on the platemember of each of said templates, said second means cooperating withsaid first means when said gage is mounted on the associated templatefor providing a determination of the distance which the associatedtemplate opening is positioned below the top edge of the door.
 14. In ahinge butt template assembly for locating hinge butt recesses to berouted in doors, door jambs, and the like, a template frame adapted tobe mounted on the door edge or the jamb and having an aperture thereinfor locating a hinge butt recess to be routed, at least one memberlongitudinally adjustably mounted on said frame for selectively varyingthe length of the opening defined by said aperture, first coacting scaleand indexing means on said frame and said member for providing adetermination of the hinge length to which said member is selectivelypositioned, an end gage longitudinally adjustably carried by said framefor locating said opening at a selected distance from the top edge ofthe door, and second coacting scale and indexing means on said gage andsaid member for providing a determination of the distance that saidopening is positioned from the top edge of the door.
 15. In a hinge buttmortising template assembly for locating hinge butt recesses to berouted in doors, door jambs and the like, a template frame adapted to bemounted on the door edge or jamb and having an aperture for locating ahinge butt recess to be routed, said frame having oppositely facingsurfaces, one of said surfaces being adapted to seat against the dooredge or jamb face to be routed, a plate member longitudinally adjustablymounted on said frame for selectively varying the length of the openingdefined by said aperture in accordance with a preselectable hingelength, said plate member being seated on the other of said surfaces,and an end gage overlying and seated on said plate member for locatingsaid opening with respect to the upper edge of the door or the top ofsaid jamb.
 16. In a hinge butt template assembly for locating hinge buttrecesses to be routed in doors, door jambs and the like, at least onetemplate adapted to be mounted on a door edge or jamb and having anaperture therein for locating a hinge butt recess to be routed, and anend gage longitudinally adjustably mounted on said template for locatingsaid aperture with respect to the upper edge of the door and the top ofthe jamb, said end gage having means providing for a selected one of aplurality of different clearances between the upper edge of the door andtop of the jamb, said end gage clearance providing means comprising aplurality of steps formed in said gage at different predetermineddistances from the upper end of said gage, a selected one of said stepsbeing adapted to be aligned with the upper edge of said door forlongitudinally locating said template on the back edge of the door, andsaid upper end of said gage being adapted to be butted against the topof the door jamb for longitudinally locating the template on the sideface of the jamb.
 17. The hinge butt template assembly defined in claim16 wherein said gage comprises a plate member having an upper edgedefining said upper end and being notched along said upper edge toprovide stepped measuring edges defining said steps, said upper edge andsaid measuring edges being parallel and facing in the same directionwith said measuring edges being spaced at different predetermineddistances from said upper edge for selective alignment with the upperedge of the door.
 18. In a hinge butt template assembly for locatinghinge butt recesses to be routed in doors, door jambs and the like, aplurality of templates adopted to be mounted on the door edge or jamband each having an aperture for locating a hinge butt recess to berouted, means adjustably interconnecting said templates inlongitudinally spaced relation, and gage means carried by said templatesand adapted to mate with preformed door jamb hinge butt recesses forlongitudinally setting the positions of said templates relative to eachother in accordance with the locations of the preformed hinge buttrecesses, whereby the locations of said preformed hinge butts may betransferred to a door edge to be routed by mounting the assembly of thelongitudinally set templates on the door edge.
 19. The hinge butttemplate assembly defined in claim 18 wherein said gage means comprisesan elongated member mounted on one side of and protruding laterally fromeach template, the length of said member being preselected in accordancewith the length of the preformed hinge butt recess, each member beingadapted to be received in one of the preformed recesses when theassembly of said templates is butted against the edge face of the jambadjacent to the preformed hinge butt recesses.
 20. A hinge butt templateassembly for routing hinge butt recesses in doors, door jambs and thelike comprising a series of at least three templates for locating top,intermediate, and bottom hinge butt recesses to be routed, and means foradjustably interconnecting said templates in longitudinally spaced,end-to-end relationship, each of said templates comprising a framehaving an opening for locating the hinge butt recesses to be routed, anda pair of plate members adjustably mounted on said frame for selectivelyadjusting the length of said opening in accordance with a preselectedhinge size, said templates being interchangeable with each other wherebyeach of said templates may be selectively positioned to locate any oneof the top, bottom, and intermediate hinge butt recesses.
 21. The hingebutt template assembly defined in claim 20 comprising an end gageadapted to be mounted on any one of said templates and being attached tothat one of the templates which is selected to locate the top hinge buttrecess for positioning the top hinge butt locating template at aselected distance from the top edge of the door and the top of the doorjamb.
 22. The hinge butt template assembly defined in claim 1 whereinthe guide of each template defines a channel that telescopicallyreceives a corresponding end of said spacing member.
 23. The hinge butttemplate assembly defined in claim 1 wherein the guides of saidtemplates and said spacing member are provided with scale and indexmeans for selectively adjusting the spacing between the recess-locatingopenings of said templates in accordance with a selected door length anda selected hinge length, each of said templates further comprising meansfor selectively adjusting the length of its recess-locating opening inaccordance with the selected hinge length, said guide and said spacingmember being laterally spaced from the recesslocating openings in saidopenings in said templates.
 24. The hinge butt template assembly definedin claim 1 wherein each of said templates comprises a frame havingspaced apart laterally facing side regions and defining said openingbetween said side regions, said guide being rigid witH said frame onlyalong one of said side regions, and the guides of said templates andsaid spacing member being laterally spaced from the recess-locatingopenings in said frame.
 25. The hinge butt template assembly defined inclaim 24 wherein each guide is formed with a channel that telescopicallyreceives a corresponding end of said spacing member.
 26. The hinge butttemplate assembly defined in claim 1 wherein each of said templatescomprises a frame defining said opening, and wherein said guide is fixedto said frame only along one laterally facing side of said frame. 27.The hinge butt template assembly defined in claim 1 wherein the guidesof said templates and said spacing member are laterally spaced from saidopening.
 28. A hinge butt template assembly for locating hinge buttrecesses to be routed in doors and door jambs comprising at least a pairof template structures each having an opening for locating the hingebutt recesses to be routed and a work-engaging surface adapted to engagethe door edge or jamb face to be routed, a frame forming a part of eachtemplate structure and defining said opening, a guide forming a part ofeach template structure and positioned on one side of said frame inlaterally spaced relation to said opening, said guide extending beyondsaid surface for lateral engagement with a side face of the door totransversely locate its associated template structure on the door edge,and a template spacing member, said template spacing member and eachguide of said pair of structures being slidably telescoped one withinthe other for adjustably interconnecting said structures in end-to-endlongitudinally spaced apart relation.
 29. The hinge butt templateassembly defined in claim 28 wherein said spacing member is spacedlaterally from the recess-locating openings in said structures.
 30. Thehinge butt template assembly defined in claim 29 wherein the guides ofsaid structures and said spacing member are provided with scale andindex means for selectively adjusting the spacing between said openingsin accordance with a selected door length and a selected hinge length,each of said structures further comprising means for selectivelyadjusting the length of its recess-locating opening in accordance withthe selected hinge length.
 31. A hinge butt template assembly forlocating hinge butt recesses to be routed in doors and door jambs andcomprising, at least a pair of templates each having an opening forlocating the hinge butt recesses to be routed and means for selectivelyadjusting the length of the opening in accordance with a selected hingelength, a spacer adjustably interconnecting said templates inend-to-end, longitudinally spaced apart relation, said templates beingselectively, longitudinally displaceable along said spacer to vary thespacing between the recess-locating openings in said templates, firstcoacting scale and index means on said spacer and at least one of saidpair of templates for adjusting the spacing between said openings inaccordance with a selected door length, and second coacting scale andindex means on said spacer and at least the other of said pair oftemplates and being calibrated independently of door length and in termsof hinge length for adjusting the spacing between the recess-locatingopenings in said templates in accordance with the selected hinge length.32. The hinge butt template assembly defined in claim 6 comprising meansfor releasably retaining said plate member in its adjusted position toprevent said plate member from being inadvertently shifted from itsadjusted position when said fastening element is loosened to permitlongitudinal adjustment of said gage.